Discovery unveils corporate brand to house sports portfolio overseen by Georgiou
Media group Discovery has unveiled a new Discovery Sports identity to represent its portfolio of sports brands, channels and platforms
Fifa sanctions former CAF executive Omari over Lagardère negotiations
Constant Omari, the former president of the Congo DR Football Association and an ex-vice-president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has been suspended from football for one-year by Fifa…
ÖSV increases global rights value in new domestic, international sales
The Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV) has secured a strong value increase for both domestic and international rights, taking advantage of advantageous conditions in both sales.
Nitro Circus Pit Bike Triple Crown secures Fox Sports distribution, Guaranteed Rate partnership
Sports entertainment property Nitro Circus is expanding on the success of last year’s Pit Bike Championships with the creation of the Nitro Circus Pit Bike Triple Crown, which has secured a linear broadcast d…
MLB secures wide-ranging podcast deal with Audacy
Major League Baseball and Audacy have announced a wide-ranging multiyear agreement, which makes the prominent multiplatform audio company the league's official digital audio and podcast partner.
PP Sports adds Brazil’s Série A rights to portfolio
Suning-owned live streaming service PP Sports has acquired rights in China to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top division of Brazilian club football.
ARD activates option for Handball Bundesliga rights
German public-service broadcaster ARD has activated an option to extend its sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland for rights to the domestic Handball Bundesliga
Gordon leaving Fox Sports to become Hendrick Motorsports vice-chairman
Nascar Hall of Fame driver Jeff Gordon is leaving his role as a Fox Sports broadcaster to become vice-chairman of Hendrick Motorsports, a move effective January 1, 2022
Channel 4 posts record pre-tax surplus of £74m
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 posted a record pre-tax surplus of £74m (€87m/$104m) during 2020, with growth in streaming views, linear viewing and digital revenues amid the backdrop of the Covid-19 pa…
Genius adds betting streaming rights to Argentinian FA deal
Sports data and technology company Genius Sports has expanded its deal with the Argentinian Football Association (AFA) to incorporate betting streaming rights